JUNE 30, 2009
Written by Peter Wright, Director of Local Government Services
Somerset County Business Partnership
PO Box 833, Somerville, NJ 08876-0833
http://www.SCBP.org
On behalf of the Somerset County Business Partnership, I want to thank you for participation and presentation during our Business Continuity Workshop yesterday. The shared personal and professional experiences gave everyone a unique insight to the thought process and benefits that business need to survive a disaster. As overwhelming a disaster can be to any business, you provided a path for all of us to follow that is well thought out and practical to apply. The Business Partnership looks forward to working with you in the future.
JUNE 8, 2009
Written by Mary L. Landrieu,
United States Senator
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20610-1804
I am pleased to know that RP Risk Advisors, LLC donated time and its services to St. Tammany Parish shortly after Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana. RP Risk Advisors, LLC is to be commended on its efforts to increase hurricane preparedness and advocacy for the disaster preparedness needs of Louisiana communities that enabled them to better prepare for disasters.
Thank you for bringing your organization’s work to my attention, and I wish you the very best in all your future endeavors. Please do not hesitate to let me know whenever I can be of further assistance in any appropriate way.
OCTOBER 2009
Written by Paul Sager
Office of Emergency Mgmt, The City of Philadelphia
Managing Director’s Office of Emergency Management
As you are a valued member of the disaster recovery and risk management community in the Philadelphia area, I would like to acknowledge the contributions that you have made to benefit us.
The business planning solutions that you and your colleagues have provided to our agency serve as a strong enhancement to our policies that were already in place. Your ideas continue to make these plans and policies more robust as we are able to become more and more prepared.
In your role as an Executive Committee member of the Liberty Valley Association of Contingency Planners, you made several key introductions to area companies such as CIGNA, Day & Zimmermann and some other prominent area companies. In addition, your appearance on WWDB business radio provided valuable information to many of our colleagues and business partners.
OCTOBER 16, 2008
Written by the New Orleans City Business
New Orleans, LA
http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com
In late May, Jefferson Parish sponsored a Disaster Recovery seminar which was entitled “Not Just Hurricanes” – Preparing Your Business to Weather the Storm”. This was presented to some 300 business organizations by Ralph Petti, MBCI, and President of RP Risk Advisors, LLC – a national risk management and disaster recovery planning organization.
This seminar was so popular that it quickly sold out and a second one was added on the following day. Of the 300 attendees, nearly everyone stayed for the entire seminar to learn what else can affect your business – well beyond hurricanes.
At the seminar, RP Risk Advisors announced a disaster recovery offering costing an average of $100 per month. This offering entitled the “Every Business Continuity Program” (EBCP) brings together three national companies featuring a comprehensive solution – CPACS disaster recovery planning software, the Edwards Disaster Recovery Directory and RP Risk Advisors consulting solutions to assist with the installation and customization of this solution to a company’s specific needs.
OCTOBER 3, 2008
Written by Glenn Hayes, President & CEO
Jefferson Chamber
3421 N. Causeway Blvd, Suite 203
Metairie, LA 70002
http://www.houmachamber.com
On behalf of the leadership and members of the Jefferson Parish Chamber of Commerce, we would like to extend our deep appreciation for your support during Hurricane Gustav this year. As an organization that truly understands the value of disaster mitigation planning for thousands of companies who comprise our constituency, we are thankful that you responded in our time of need.
As Hurricane Gustav approached, and while we were trying to optimize our response and communications, you offered to provide your solutions, and that of your business partners, CPACS, Inc. and Edwards Information to us at no charge whatsoever.
In today’s business world, we value colleague organizations such as yours who are extremely sensitive to our community’s needs.Again, thank you for your responsiveness and the ability to provide timely, and excellent, solutions to our constituents.
JANUARY 2, 2007
Written by the “Executive Leaders Radio” to host Ralph Petti, MBCI, Philadelphia, PA
120 West Germantown Pike, Suite 200
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
http://www.WWDBAM.com
“WWDB Radio’s Executive Leaders Radio Program has announced that Ralph Petti, MBCI, Director of Public Relations for the Association of Contingency Planners, Liberty Valley Chapter, and President of RP Risk Advisors, LLC will be a featured guest on the program. The live interview will air during the program on Friday, January 5, 2007 between 10 a.m. and noon on WWDB860-AM in the Delaware Valley and reach some 500,000 households and businesses.
Executive Leaders Radio features only top business leaders (CEO's, COO's, CIO's, presidents and company founders), discussing their leadership experience, how they get things done, problem solving, preparing for the future and even having some fun in today’s competitive market. Mr. Petti will be discussing the value of Business Continuity Planning and invite all interested companies to join the Association of Contingency Planners group of which he is a member of the Liberty Valley Chapter Executive Board. This organization serves over 200 companies in the greater Philadelphia area.
RP Risk Advisors, LLC is a national firm that provides solutions for all private- and public-sector organizations that need to create and maintain a single focus on the CONVERGENCE of Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management, Risk Minimization, Security, and Corporate Compliance Planning solutions.
OCTOBER 30, 2006
Written by Damon J. Baldone, State Representative, District 53
Louisiana House of Representatives
162 New Orleans Boulevard
Houma, LA 70364
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your outstanding contribution that you have made toward our area's Hurricane Preparedness. Your leadership efforts, as a member of the Bernards Township Chamber of Commerce, have contributed awareness to the needs of our community for hurricane protection. The people of south Louisiana have suffered greatly over the past year and will continue to recover in the years to come. It is very commendable that you, along with other members of your Chamber, met with the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC, in March 2006. Your support for our communities demonstrated that people outside of our area are aware of the events of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina and the situation that this has caused to the people of Louisiana. Not only did you attend meetings in Washington, DC, in support of the people of South Louisiana, but also traveled to our local coastal areas and conveyed the message back to the people of New Jersey that levees are needed now and should be funded as quickly as possible.
Your role as a consultant, instructor and contact point through your position as Senior Manager in the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning business, has provided valuable information that has enabled our local businesses to better prepare for Hurricanes or other events that might take place. South Louisiana is very fortunate to have had you working to help us in our recovery efforts and to prepare for the future. I truly thank you for all you have done to help Louisiana become an even better place for us to live.
AUGUST 29, 2006
Written by Kandy Theriot, President & CEO
Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce
6133 Highway 311
Houma, LA 70360
http://www.houmachamber.com
On the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I would like to thank you for your outstanding contributions both personnally and professionally towards our area's Hurricane preparedness.
As a member of the Bernards Township Chamber of Commerce, your leadership efforts have contributed awareness to the needs of our community for hurricane protection. I was especially impressed that you and other members of your Chamber met us in Washington, DC, in March 2006. Your presence in meetings with Senator John McCain, Senator Trent Lott, Senator Lisa Murkowski and Senator Mary Landrieu to garner support to build levees in our community showed that people outside of our area were aware of our crisis situation.
In addition, your visits to local coastal areas, such as Cocodrie, Port Fouchon and Grande Isle have helped to convey the message to our friends in New Jersey that levees are needed now and should be funded immediately.
As a Senior Manager in the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning business, your role as a consultant, instructor and contact point has provided valuable information that has enabled our businesses to better prepare for eventuality of additional calamities - such as Hurricanes and other events.
Ralph, in closing, our area has been enriched by your support and commitment. I thank you and am proud to call you a friend of the "Bayou Region".